3344 Chapter 3 Writing is a Process

WRITING is a PROCESS

The steps are:

Stage 1 is Prewriting is when students are “getting to write” stage. Students organize themselves by putting their thoughts together .During this stage students choose a topic, read, write, brain storm any thoughts that come to mind. Depending on the students grade level they could either choose their topic, or you could give them ideas or assign the topic. For example let them write a letter about a book to a classmate, friend or pen pal.
Another example, they can create another episode or create a sequel of a book. They have to take into consideration the purpose, the audience, the format and how they are going to gather ideas.

Stage 2 Drafting students get their ideas down on paper, they usually skip lines and title their paper “Rough Draft” it is very important for teachers to make sure students title their paper as rough draft so that everyone knows that the main emphasis is the content not the mechanical part. An example of a drafting is when a student paper is messy. There is usually many misspelled words, cut off sentences and sometimes it might not even make sense. Students usually use transition sentences.

Stage 3 Revising writers usually add or delete sentences, content or ideas. Writers usually respond to the next, deepen meaning, clarify misunderstanding and expand on their ideas. Example they can share in writing groups or revising centers by using a graphic organizer or word Choice students choose 5 to 10 words in their rough drafts and look for more specifics or more powerful words for them using a thesaurus.

Stage 4 Editing is putting the piece of writing into its final form. The focus here is the mechanical part. The student’s goal is to make their writing readable. A good activity here is to put them in groups or partners and have students proof read their writing. They can look for spelling, homophones, punctuation, capitalization sentences make sure they complete and they make sense.

Stage 5 Publishing here students bring their writings to life, they make copies or share them orally with somebody or the entire class. Teachers can request for the students to read their paper in the morning announcements, so that the entire school could listen.


If I won ten million dollars by playing Publishers House I would jump, cry of joy, land on my injured knee, for get about the pain “Give thanks to god!” And immediately call my husband and yell over the phone guess what? We won! We won! Did you here me! We won! After pinching myself and realizing this is not a dream and that I am not in Lala land, then I would get my kids from school and share our success story. I would talk to my husband and decide how we are going to invest our money.
One thing we would not do is blow up the money and live in luxury; we would plan like we always do and talk over our finances and help others the way we have always helped.. I would then invite my entire family to include close friends for dinner and do a big cook out and celebrate. Not only would we celebrate but we would help them financially.
We would never let money get to our heads. It’s all about being open minded and reaching your dreams and helping others reach theirs. My husband would finally start his business in computers. Our children have a college fund. All of our bills would be paid off. I finally buy my ranch with horses and cattle. I would definitely finish my education continue to follow my family dreams.
Another dream come true would be to open a West Side Drop Inn Recreational Center (nonprofit) for kids of all ages and struggling families. Anyone would qualify. Our drop Inn center would offer many services; for example we would have a big swimming pool with certified lifeguards ready to teach and assist children. A skateboard ring all equip with instructors who teach skateboarding and safety. We would have all sports; basketball, hockey, soccer, football, baseball, tennis and much more. I would collaborate with different organizations such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Big Brother, Big Sister Foundation. I would make sure I would use other non profit organizations to help keep the dream going. I would also have a food bank, Social workers available for guidance, adult opportunities, programs such as GED, Work Study, Work Force and much more. B
I would also make sure that in our dropping center we would have more programs for Child Abuse Awareness and Teen mom goal oriented programs, life skills program where you learn to take care of your self and your loves ones. This program would be geared towards people who want another opportunity in growing strong individuals with their families. The drop inn center would be a place where you are wanted, have fun and learn.
If I would win ten million dollars I would definitely hire an investor to help us make sure we learn how to not loose everything and learn how to run a Nonprofit Organization that hires people that are willing to grow and help the institution grow without having to go bankrupt. Winning ten million dollars can open many opportunities for my family, me and my community.